Politics
Trump administration kills CDC reopening guidelines, pushes responsibility onto states
May 7, 2020This approach matches Trump’s clai he isn’t responsible for the country’s lackluster testing efforts and his description of the federal government as a “supplier of last resort" for states.
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Lawmakers demand Trump stop playing politics with anti-coronavirus protective gear
May 6, 2020Red states are getting protective masks to help protect people against the coronavirus. Blue states are getting their masks seized or diverted.
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Pandemic profits: Analysis shows the ultra-rich got ultra-richer as coronavirus hit
May 5, 2020Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth grew by $12 billion from mid-March to April 10 alone—while 20 million U.S. workers lost their jobs in those same weeks.
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Trump says “safe to re-open” as infection and death rates soar
May 4, 2020President calls protesters carrying military-style rifles, confederate flags, swastikas, and nooses “very good people who want their lives back.”
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Tenants of big landlords striking nationwide on May Day
April 30, 2020The landlords being targeted are the big hedge funds realty firms that own or fund tens of thousands of units nationwide – and that so far seem to have turned a deaf ear to their tenants’...
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